Police suspect Ocampo is responsible for a rash of vicious stabbings targeting the homeless in Orange County. Four men have been slain in the past three weeks: James McGillivray, 50, who was killed December 20; Lloyd “Jimmy” Middaugh, 42, who died December 27; Paulus “Dutch” Smit, 57, killed on December 30; and John Berry, 64, who was stabbed to death January 13.

Police said there could have been more deaths if it hadn’t been for Donny’s heroism.

“I honestly didn’t think I would do anything like this,” Donny said.

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Donny’s wife knows that night could have ended much differently if the suspect had turned on Donny.

“He’s my hero,” she said.

Donny said it’s hard to feel like a hero when he watched Berry get killed in front of him.